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Embroidery Tutorials

Category: <span>Embroidery Tutorials</span>

Step-by-step directions for embroidery stitches, including videos and samplers. Our embroidery tutorials provide tips and hints for stitching basic to complex stitches to embellish your project. Embroidery stitches add visual interest to garments, home dec items, quilts, toys and more! Browse through our embroidery tutorials and find a new stitch to try today!

Back Stitch Embroidery Tutorials

Threaded back stitch Step 6

How to Embroider the Threaded Back Stitch

The threaded back stitch is a variation of the basic embroidered back stitch. It has a wavy texture that makes a terrific decorative edge for clothing and accessories. The looped...

Whipped Back Stitch step 5

How to Embroider the Whipped Back Stitch

The whipped back stitch is a variation of the basic embroidered back stitch. The finished stitch has a nice scroll look and is perfect for outlines or lettering. Use either...

Back stitch embroidery pig sample

Back Stitch Embroidery

For an unbroken stitched line of hand embroidery, there’s nothing quite like the back stitch! It’s immensely popular among newer stitchers for its simplicity and clean, modern look. The stitches...

Running Stitch Embroidery Tutorials

Running Stitch sample

Running Stitch Embroidery

The Running Stitch is the simplest and quickest of all embroidery stitches and creates simple lines and outlines. So many stitches use the running stitch as the basis, like the...

Laced Running Stitch sample

Laced Running Stitch

What fun! I loved doing this stitch and love the effect! The Laced Running Stitch is an easy variation on the running stitch, but looks like you did a lot...

Whipped Running stitch sampler

Embroidery: Whipped Running Stitch (Cordonnet Stitch)

The whipped running stitch is a quick and easy way to outline a shape, giving texture to the line and producing a twisted cord effect. You can either use the...

More Embroidery Tutorials

Overcast stitch finished 2

Overcast Stitch by Hand

The overcast stitch for hand embroidery is a laid stitch made upright over another thread and resembles a fine cord. It is used for outlines or delicate stems.
Sample of the blanket stitch

Blanket Stitch Embroidery

Blanket stitch is typically used to edge blankets and other edges like table cloths, runners, even wool jackets by hand. Place stitches close or staggered.
Embroidery: Long and Short Stitch

Long and Short Stitch

The long and short stitch fills large areas with hand stitches. It is a satin type stitch and is used to blend colors with different threads. Adds texture.
Finished satin stitch sample

Satin Stitch Embroidery

The satin stitch is made from long straight stitches placed close together to resemble satin. Take care to keep your stitches close together for this easy fill.

Flat Stitch Embroidery

The flat hand embroidery stitch fills areas that are too big for satin stitch. You can achieve fast coverage of a space that needs a solid look.
Finished sample closed buttonhole stitch

Closed Buttonhole Stitch

The closed buttonhole stitch is a variation on the buttonhole stitch and is used for borders and as an edge stitch. It can be used as an applique stitch, too.
Variations on the buttonhole stitch

Buttonhole Stitch

The buttonhole stitch is perfect for applique, crazy quilting and borders. This hand embroidery stitches is formed by stitching through thread loops.
Closed feather stitch finished

Closed Feather Stitch

The Closed Feather stitch is a lovely outline stitch for both curves and straight lines. Often used in crazy quilting and applique, this easy stitch is fast.
Embroidery: Open Cretan Stitch

Embroidery: Open Cretan Stitch

The open cretan embroidery stitch is used for borders, edges and applique. Its feathery look is light and perfect for adding surface texture to your project.

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